Senior Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration - San Mateo (R6246)

The role

You will act as a power user of the Hivemind autonomy SDK, testing it from a customer view and finding gaps. You will integrate new autonomy capabilities into the platform and help bring them onto robotic hardware platforms.

What you will do

• Become a systems integration expert for autonomous robotics, including the AI-powered autonomy stack.
• Configure, deploy and integrate multi-agent systems across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop and flight platforms.
• Integrate autonomy algorithms, perception pipelines, middleware and platform interfaces with development teams.
• Lead integration of autonomy software onto new robotic hardware, including sensor drivers and communication interfaces.
• Build integration tooling for SIL, HIL and flight environments.
• Ensure the autonomy stack works across supported platforms, operating systems and deployment configurations.
• Analyze logs, telemetry and rosbag data to root-cause integration defects.
• Streamline integration pipelines and CI/CD with DevOps teams.
• Validate integrated capabilities against product requirements and interface specifications.
• Develop and validate customer use cases and give feedback to Engineering and Product teams.

Required qualifications

• 3-5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in CS, Computer Engineering, Robotics or a related field, or 2 years with a master's degree.
• Proficiency in Python or C++.
• Experience with autonomous systems, server applications or middleware.
• Experience designing integration workflows and triaging integration defects across subsystem boundaries.
• Strong expertise with CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of delivering high-quality software.
• Excellent communication skills, including presenting to customers or technical leadership.

Nice to have

• Experience building complex systems with strong software architecture and design principles.
• Experience with simulation tools and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
• Experience with hardware or embedded systems.
• Expert knowledge of Python.
• Experience with ROS.
• Experience with white box testing.
• Familiarity with networking, operating systems and radio communications.
• Experience designing automated tooling for testing GUI applications.
• Experience designing automated tooling for testing server applications.

Benefits

• Bonus.
• Benefits.
• Equity.

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.